Madeline May, widowed and a mother at 26, is in trouble, and there is only one man she can turn to for help. Someone is blackmailing Madeline into doing things she is unwilling to do by using knowledge they have regarding herself and her late husband. Madeline has taken matters into her own hands, which is why she has contacted Luke Daudet, the only man who's made her feel like a real woman since her husband's death. A year ago, Madeline and Luke indulged in a night of passion, and then hardly spoke to one another in public. Unfortunately, Madeline is now in dire straits, so she must swallow her pride, hide her true feelings and ask Luke for help. With a small child to worry about, going to prison for murder is unthinkable.

Luke Daudet's responsibilities have become many with the death of his father, but the secret and the heartache for what occurred during the war in Spain keeps him on edge and reckless. No matter what he is doing, the one night of smoldering passion with the beautiful and responsive Madeline May is always in the front of his mind. Luke's past haunts him every day, which is why he does his best to avoid Madeline. To his utter shock, when he receives a letter requesting his presence at the home of the one woman he needs to forget, Luke drops everything to see what is so urgent. Luke never expected to find Madeline shaken and pale with a confession of killing a man; his immediate reaction is to protect her.

OUR WICKED MISTAKE, part of the Notorious Bachelor series by Emma Wildes, is a stunning historical romance with mystery, intrigue and hot steamy chemistry. Definitely a must-read.